I just started the episode and I allready know that I have to spend a lot of money.
HA is running and it seemed to be the best pick for me because of all the things that I can do with it…
And the best part is, it doesn’t cost me an iPhone for my wife and she loves (god knows why) here android. So that is a big cost in the first place even before you want to buy a homepod mini
@breadfm Great show. I just got two new Samsung tvs. It says it supports Matter on them. What can I do with it? I’m not sure.
Also, I’m looking for a switch or something that I can pull into my driveway or the front of my house and my outdoor light by my steps goes on for a certain amount of time then turns off, and I would like it to use my location if possible.
Magic Dragon Obsidian looks good! There’s a brewer of dark stouts in the US that does one called Dragon’s Milk, and Obsidian is a name that would be right up their alley, so I was hoping I could easily buy this before I realized I misheard the name. I’ll have to look around. A local bar does a periodic dark beer festival and he might order it for me.
Loved the episode, even though I am a Home Assistant user 
But I wanted to comment on the cameras. While I completely understand its just «easiest» to put everything into Apple Home, I must say that the suite Unifi Protect offers feels far superior, especially if you already run some Unifi network equipment.
And, by running a single Homebride plugin on my server, I have imported all Unifi cameras into Apple Home, with support for HomeKit Video as well!
Food for thought!
@beardfm Do you think you could use the Govee Floor Lamp 2 instead of the Hue Signe in your studio?
I may have missed it, and it might be on youtube, @beardfm what do you use as a display?
Do you use one, or is this no option and are you waiting for a homepod with display?
I’m kind of surprised you guys didn’t talk about YoLink. I’ve heard great things about them on ATP.
For multi-OS households HA is probably ideal. Hadn’t considered that, but also, my condolences
Thank you! And you can add some TVs to the home app, and get basic on/off and input choice controls. Would be nice to use in HomeKit scenes though! For the lights, I you’ll get a Lutron Claro switch or the Eve Matter over thread switch to put on those lights. Then you can create a Shortcuts automation based on location, when you arrive home, turn on, and then turn off after X minutes!
If you see Obsidian in the wild be sure to send us a photo!
Now wait a minute…you can get HomeKit secure video with Homebridge and Unifi cameras?? That I didn’t realize.
100% it’s just as bright, taller, and has the same color options!
Hey do you mean for HomeKit stuff? I don’t use a display at all really. No Nest or Alexa Show devices in the house, but eagerly awaiting a HomePod with a screen. For my desk I use a Studio Display XDR
Just checked out their website, do these connect to Apple Home? Can’t tell.
You can also use Scrypted to bring Unifi cameras into Apple HKSV.
Giving advice or recommendations in this area is always risky as everyone has strong opinions, but IMHO, stick to one ecosystem for cameras.
Apple HomeKit Secure Video if the basics are all you need, UniFi Protect if you want a feature-rich, AI-rich NVR system that approaches, or exceeds professional caliber systems.
If Apple-centric, but not HomeKit only, software-NVR systems such as SecuritySpy on a Mac can be interesting.
Advanced tip: Within UniFi’s Protect ecosystem, you can easily export UniFi cameras as virtual RTSP cameras which can then be brought into many different NVR/camera viewing systems.
It really comes down to a few selection criteria - do you want full local video recording? Then UniFi Protect or similar NVR’s are far superior to Apple HKSV.
If you just want one or two cameras, then the internal recording to SD Card inside a camera or the vendor’s cloud systems, free or paid, may be the easiest.
For people not on this forum, or those here that want “set it and forget it” security camera systems, don’t fiddle with trying to bring one type of camera system into another. It becomes a hobby or obscession requiring constant tweaking and attention to keep running.
Two closing thoughts:
A dedicated motion sensor is simpler and more reliable than re-purposing a camera as a motion sensor for anything other than triggering recording which is often a false economy.
If cameras are only outside the home and public facing, many of the concerns about privacy and security of using cloud-based services are minimal and the ease-of-use and convenience, especially for one or two cameras, is why Nest and Ring are still immensely popular with “regular” consumers.
YoLink is awesome, but i bring them into my Apple Home via a Home Assistant integration.
I have a pretty far away mailbox with a YoLink door sensor in it. Works like a dream. Their leak sensors and temperature sensors are great, too.
Not obvious, but I’ve had good luck using a YoLink motion sensor in the mailbox. Unlike a door sensor, it can mount at the back of the box so less likely to be disturbed by the mail person or family member opening/closing the box to retrieve mail.
Debating getting out of ring cameras. It appears the Aqara cameras require hard-wired electricity? Or am i missing something?
I was wondering about that. But we live in a small town, I know the mail carrier, and she gets a good Christmas bonus. 
She’s careful with my weird setup.